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Wooden

Wooden is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales. It has six bus stops and the nearest railway station is Saundersfoot, 1.2 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wooden area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Pembrokeshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 123,360 residents at roughly 76 people per km².

Council
Pembrokeshire
County
Dyfed
Constituency
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

20°CSunny

  • Today: 21° / 15° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:40

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 22% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Possession of weapons1

Neighbourhood team: East Williamston · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Hays Lane Sageston after receiving reports from the communit…
  • Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at Narberth after receiving reports from the community regardin…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

211 reported road collisions (2024)

97 killed or seriously injured · 283 casualties · 17.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

119 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 99 rated 4–5 ★ (85 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Saundersfoot (1.2 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Saundersfoot (1.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,862 average 4.2% YoY

Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-06

Detached£307,546
Semi-detached£191,824
Terraced£161,780
Flat£110,686

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£692 average monthly rent 4.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £513
  • 2 bed £639
  • 3 bed £757

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Brewery Meadow Car Park (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

123,360 residents in Pembrokeshire · 76/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Wales

6% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 11% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 63,210)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Henry Tufnell

Labour

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£736 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,816 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 61,125 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Solar 6% · Wind 5%

352 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid and South Pembrokeshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Pentlepoir · 0.7 km

    Pentlepoir is a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, approximately 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) south of Kilgetty and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Saundersfoot. The A478 passes through the village.

  • Cold Inn · 1.3 km

    Cold Inn is a small village in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire and community of East Williamston, close to the A477 road which runs between St Clears and Johnston.

  • Saundersfoot railway station · 1.3 km

    Saundersfoot railway station is 1 mile (1.6 km) from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is managed by Transport for Wales Rail. It is usually a request stop apart from the limited-stop Great Western Railway Pembro…

  • A477 road · 1.3 km

    The A477 is a major road in South Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire connecting St Clears and Johnston. Its route includes the Cleddau Bridge, a former toll bridge linking Pembroke Dock and Neyland.

  • East Williamston · 1.3 km

    East Williamston is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Pentlepoir, Cold Inn and Broadmoor, Wooden and Moreton. The community had a population of 1,787 in 2001, incr…

  • Begelly · 2.0 km

    Begelly is a village and parish in south Pembrokeshire, Wales, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north of Tenby on the A478 road. The parish includes the hamlets of Thomas Chapel 51°44′36″N 4°44′42″W and Broom and has a web of small…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wooden?
Wooden is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
How deprived is Wooden?
The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Wooden, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.